hu3a5Rs P B mJ. KEATING -N m m M . DOeTOROFF VICECHAIRMAN , m C .VI NCENT, M.D. YQ39m ' ,P@M@#AA . GREEN "'fUW@ U.G U R W N
STATE OF MICHIGAN
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(I) Suspension - Oae Year;
( 2 )
E f f e c t i v e d a t e A p r i l 10 , 1989. (One Year Suspension t o be consecut ive to a Four Year Snspension which
became e f f e c t i v e A p r i l 10, 1985.
The t h i r t e e n (13) Count Formal Complaint f i l e d by the Gr ievance Adminis t ra tor charged th%R the Respondent had neglec ted v a r i o u s e v i l and ;p& te matters nntxus ted to him by f o u r (4) s e p a r a t e - c l i e n t s had failed t o communicate w i t h those c l i e n t s ; tha t he ' f d t~o h anor a judgment rendered a g a i n s t him far s e r v f k provided t o h i s law o f f i c e and that he a t tempted t o
s a t i s f y that judgment by d e l i v e r i n g a non- su f f i c i en t funds check drawn on hfs-" c l i e n t t r u s t account"; t h a t i n Answer to a Request f o r I n v e s t f i g a ~ ns erved upon him by the Grievance Adminis t ra tor , he made m 2 s ~ c p r e s a n t a t i o n s ; and that he f a i l e d t o f i l e Answers rn f i v e (5 ) other Reques ts f o r Inves t i g a t ion.
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The Eesgondent f a i l e d t o Answer that Complaint o r the subsequent C a a p l a i n t which charged t h a t the f a i l u r e to Answer c o n s t i t u t e d a s e p a r a t e act of misconduct. A t the hea r ing , the Respondent's Ora l Motion to :Se t Aside the Defau l t s was denied and the Hearing Panel found t h a t the a l l e g a t i o n s i n the Complaints were deemed to be admit ted. The Panel concluded t h a t h i s conduct v i o l a t e d th@ prov i s ions of- ICE 9, L Q ~ ( A )( 1-4) ( 7 ) ; MCR 9.113 and C2mans I ,2 ,6 & 7 of the C& ef P r o f e s s i o n a l Respons ib i l i t y , DR 1-fW(A)(&-61, DR 2-106(A)(B); DR 2 - I 1 0 ( ~ ) ( 1 - 3 ) ; DR 6 - 1 0 1 ( ~ ) ( 3 ) arPdEWt7-l@L(k)(l-3).
Eetintg that the I t e s p n d e n t is c u r r e n t l y suspended from the practice af fay a s a r e s e t o f a p r i o r O r d e r of D i s c i p l i n e s u s p & b g Mra Ihcense f o r a period of fou r ( 4 ) yea r s commencing A p 2 l 16, H%5, Panel concluded that Respondent 's miscondilct fzt tk& case warrsated a n addi t iona l . suspension of one yea r , to run ~ ~ t f v e tl;LI yth e suspension now i n e f f e c t . The Panel a l s o ordeseid that the Respondent make r e s t i t u t i o n t o three ( 3 ) c l i e n t s in the amounts o f $1857.25 , $1800.00 , a n d $3050.00 , r e s p e c t i v e l y w i t h i n t e r e s t a t the r a t e of twelve (12%) percent from the d a t e sf the f i l i n g of the Formal Complaint. i n the amount of $93.68.
Dated:
AUG 14